Carmel Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.55° N 121.93° W

Carmel Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.1° 

Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today (09 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 8PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)--
Afternoon (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s
Evening (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
243
233
249
312
309
302
373
419
419
400
367
362
358
358
358
353
344
326
275
275
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NW
5
S
0
SW
0
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:45PM1.74m
10:54AM1.45m
10:36PM1.66m
11:24AM1.52m
Low Tide
3:43PM0.52m
4:31AM-0.07m
4:33PM0.40m
5:05AM0.05m
5:21PM0.30m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:23
7:22
7:21
 mm
Temp °C
27
25
23
22
22
22
21
22
21
20
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
25
25
22
22
22
22
20
21
20
20
19
17
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
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